CIS 203 Course Syllabus

Internetworking Basics
 

I.                   COURSE DESCRIPTION

 Prerequisite:  CIS 175

This course provides the student with the knowledge to start configuring routers and their interfaces with different protocols.  Topics covered include router startup, router setup, configuring router interfaces, and the basics of network management.

II.                EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES

             Upon the successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

a.       List the networking devices that operate at the Physical layer of the OSI model

b.      List the networking devices that operate at the Data Link layer of the OSI model

c.       List the networking devices that operate at the Network layer of the OSI model

d.      Troubleshoot Physical layer, Data Link layer and Network layer network errors

e.       Use IP route and IP default - network commands

f.        Use IP address, IP host, IP name-server, show hosts, telnet, ping, debug and trace commands

g.       Use show version, show flash and copy TFTP flash commands

h.       Configure a router from the CLI and perform router password recovery procedures on 1600 and 2500 series routers

i.         Describe IP routing protocols such as RIP and IGRP

j.        Describe with how routers learn paths to various destinations

k.      State the LAN and WAN specifications that operate at the Physical and Data Link layers of the OSI model

l.         Be familiar with distance-vector, link-state and hybrid routing

m.     Describe connection-oriented and connectionless network services including internetwork addressing

n.       Describe the TCP/IP protocol stack and how it maps to the OSI reference model

o.      Understand what ICMP, ARP and RARP are.

p.      Articate the naming conventions for Cisco IOS

q.      Demonstrate the WAN technologies

r.        Explain network protocols

I will provide additional learning outcomes.

III.             INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

             Lammle, Todd.  CCNA™: Cisco® Certified Network Associate Study Guide, 5^th Ed. Sybex, Alameda, CA 2005.

             Boson Router Simulator Access Code, Boson Software